Gearing for slicing-machines or the like.



A. D. MARSTON. GEARING FOR SLICING MACHINES OR THE LLKE. APPLICATION FILED Aus.9,.1sl6.

p'?. v Patuted June 5, 1917.

Hummm ATTORNEY `JLBER'I D. MARSTON, OF WRITING, KANSAS.

,GEARING OR SIICING-MACHINES OR THE LIKE.

To all whom t may concern:

4Be it known that I, Animar D. a` citizen of the `,United States, residingv at Whiting, in the county of Jackson and Stat-e of Kansas, haveinvcnted certain new and I usefulImprovei'nents in Gearing for Slicing- Machines or theA like, of which the following isa specification. y Y

This invention relates to vegetable cutters and more particularly has reference to a y potato'slieing machine.

As the primary object, this invention Acon- `templates.theprovision of'a device whereby potatoes, apples, and'other vegetables and fruits may-'be cut into various sized slices in a convenient and expeditious manner.

It is another object of the invention to `provide a casing with a cutting means in one end thereof and a feeding hopper over and vin communication with the casing, improved means being provided for alternately fopening'and closing the hopper and for forcing the contents of the'casing through e the cutting means, the forcing means operating when the supply to the casing is closed. :Another object of this `invention resides in the provision of novel means for alternatelyreciprocating the closure' blade of the supply hopper and .the plunger or piston head.

It-is a' more specific object to provide means forvclosingthe supply `hopper when desired; to provide means whereby the'cutting means may be adjustably. spaced from each other; and to provide means for guiding the rack bars during operation.

, A still further object of my invention resides in the provision ot a device of the characterv described that simple in construction, eiiicient in operation and one that can be manufactured and placedI on the market at a minimum cost. l

Other-objects as 'well as thc nature, characteristic features and scope ofv my invention Will be more readily understood from the'following description taken lin c'onnection With the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims forming a part of this specification. A

In the drawings Figure l is a longitudinal section of my invention.

Fig. 2 is a section taken on line 2 2 of Fig. 1 in the direction in which the arrow points.

Referring more particularly to the draw- MAnsToN,

Specification of Lettersiatent. Pwtentd June 5, 21917., Appneatibn inea August e, 191e. serial No. 114,043.

voperating in this arm for removably holding the base in engagement with a suitable Y support.` A rectangular casing '-l is formed on one end of the base 1 while a feeding hopper 5 has its lower end arranged through an opening G in the top of the casing. A

vslide 'T'is slidably mounted abovey the upper vsurface of the casing 1n the hopper 5, the

'sliding movement thereof being controlled by means of spaced guides S. The sides 0f the casing adjacentthe outer end thereof are provided with oppositely disposed vertical `slots') which communicate with the slot 10 in the top of the casing so as to removably receive my improved cutting means.A

The cutting means inthis instance consists of a plurality of superposed spaced knives 11 held together by elongated bolts 12 being adjustably spaced'from leach other by means of washers 13. Nuts 11 are connected on the outer ends of the bolts for holding the cutting knives in position.

Slidably mounted beneath the top of the 'casing is a large cutting blade 15 the reciprocating movement of which is guided by means' of guides 1G connected `to lthe sides of the casing and also by a transverse bar 17 arranged adjacent the inner opened end of the casing. A plunger orpiston head 18 is also arranged within the casing and conforms to the contour thereof. A rack bar 19 extends from the plunger head 18 and is slidably arranged between `the boxing 20 the outer end being slidably arranged ina transverse guiding groove 21 in a support Q2 perpendicularly mounted on the base 1 as indicated by the numeral 23. This support 22 is also provided adjacent its upper edge with another transverse groove 21 which guides the reciprocating movement of the rack bar 25 connected by suitable fastening devices 26 to the large blade 15 which as will hereinafter appearcontrols the feeding of the hopper.

F or the purpose of alternately reciproeating the -closure blade 15 and the plunger head 18, I have formed integral with the base plate a supportingl bracket 27 which eX- tends laterally from the plate and h as rotatably mounted thereon an operating handle 2S. Segmental gears Q9 and 30 are integral with the'inner end ot the handle on opposite sides thereof, the handle being rotatably connected to thebracket 2T through the medium of an elongated screw bolt 31'. It is to be noted that these segmental gears are only quarter circular. This arrangement 1s such that 1t causes the blade 15 and the plunger 1G to reciprocate alternately with each other. In other words, when the segmental rack 29 meshes with the rack bar 25 the blade will be moved forward to close the feeding hopper 5 and' stops since the with the rack bar 25 and withdraw the knife so as to allow the casing to become filled. The movement of the lever is now reversed to close the knife blade 15 and as soon as this is accomplished the segmental gear 30 meshes with the rack bar 19 to consequently force the plunger head 18 through the casing, and at the same time force the potatoes through the blades 11 of the cutting means. This may be repeated until a desiredvquanltity of vegetables have been sliced.

Although I have shown and described the preferred embodiment ofvmy invention I desire it to be understood that I am not to be limited to the exact details shown, however, I desire that great stress be laid upon the novel means for alternately reciprocating the blade 15 andthe plunger head 18 as well as the cutting means' which coperates with the plunger head for eiiiciently and expeditiously slicing vegetables.

From the above description taken-in con-' nection with the accompanying drawing. it

can easily be seen that I have provided a device that is simple in construction, containrack bar;

ing but a few simpleparts that can be cheaply manufactured and. assembled and .when'assembled can be placed upon the market and sold at a minimum cost.

It will be understood that the above description and accompanying drawings comprehend only the general embodiment of'my invention and that various minor changes in detail of construction, proportion and arrangement of the parts may be made Within the scope of the appended claims and Without sacrificing any of the advantages of my invention. t

vHavmgthus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. As a means for moving elements in timed relation with each other, a pair of slidably mounted rack bars each adapted to be associated with an element, means for guiding the sliding EmovementA of the bars, a rockably mounted lever, segmental gears, carried by the lever and positioned so'that one will engage one rack ba when the other gear becomes disengaged fromwthe other 2. As a means for moving two elements .in timedl relation with each other, a pair of slidably'mounted rack bars one of which is longer than the other while each is adapted to .engage an element, a bracket provided with means for slidably receiving and guiding the movement of the bars, a rockably mounted lever, segmental gears carried by the inner'end of the lever on opposite sides thereof and'projecting from the lever to engage the rack bars, and the segmental gears being arranged so that when the lever is rocked in one direction from a middle position one rack bar will be reciprocated while the other rack bar will remain stationary,"

and when the'lever is rocked in an opposite direction the first mentioned ra'clr`bar will remain stationary While the other rack bar will'be reciprocated.,

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

ALBERT Dz' MARSTON. Witnesses:

C. D. L'Unck, OTTO LUE'CK. 

